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管 guăn control; manage in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 竹 zhú “bamboo.” The colloquial name for this radical is 竹字头 (竹字頭) zhúzìtóu “top made up of the character 竹.” When it is a radical, the third and sixth strokes of 竹 are shortened. Phonetic is 官 guān “official”. Distinguish 管 from 馆 (館) guăn.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 管 Guăn Guan [SN]
- 管 guăn control, manage, administer [V]
- 别管我！(別管我！) Bié guăn wŏ! “Don’t bother me!”, “Leave me alone!”
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Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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